Chapter 342: Farewell
Gu Hang's previous sentence was exactly the same as what old Fofana said. Although he respected Ye Licia and gave her the right to choose, their identities were different after all, so it was more or less perfunctory.
But the latter sentence really hit what Ye Lisha was thinking.
Is she a person who is content with the status quo? Is she a person who is satisfied with being the representative of the family, the wife of Gu Hang, and the symbol of the union of the two families?
Not really.
Although old Fofana did not say it explicitly, his previous statement that 'only by placing himself in the sea of stars can Fofana establish his prestige' has clearly stated the old man's opinion.
Then, Gu Hang really hit the nail on the head about what she was thinking, and that was exactly what she wanted.
The man she trusted most in her past life, and the man she should theoretically trust most in the future, said so.
So what is she hesitating about?
Ye Lixia smiled and said to Gu Hang: "Then I have to leave just after getting engaged, and I don’t know how long it will take until the end of the war. Will you wait for me?"
"Of course, my lady, I will await news of your victorious return."
"When the war is over, we will get married."
Gu Hang felt that this sentence was a bit strange, but he didn't think too much about whether it was auspicious or not.
He tentatively reached out his hand and embraced Ye Lisha.
The female general's body was a little stiff. She was not used to it and even wanted to break free instinctively.
But she didn't.
After that, none of them spoke.
They felt each other's body temperature and relaxed a lot.
In fact, they all understand one thing in their hearts: they don’t have much emotional foundation, but precisely because of this, they should try their best to create this kind of emotion while they have limited time.
This is rational thinking.
But soon, all these rationalities turned into emotions.
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The engagement ceremony of Gu and Fofana was a rare occasion even on the prosperous planet of Feiyi Star.
The grand and luxurious scene and layout are secondary. What is more important is the people who participate and the significance it holds as a political event.
There are two groups of people here.
First of all, there were a large number of neutral people. In addition to the representatives of the two Imperial Chambers of Commerce and the Imperial Navy, there were also members of the State Church, the Psychic Order, and various other big businessmen and big capitals who attended the engagement ceremony.
They all have two characteristics:
First, each of them has its own political or physical power, but it is not very strong within the star region.
Secondly, none of them want to be drawn into the vortex of struggle between Fats and the star district government, which is currently the focus of the Pegasus star district.
And now, the combination of Gu and Fofana has suddenly become a banner, calling on these neutral forces to unite.
As a result, the third-party neutral forces, which were originally not weak but very scattered, formed an alliance that was still not tight but at least had the same demands, and united around Gu and Fofana.
This triggered the second wave of people.
The Fachers family sent people, especially Ivan Fachers, the governor of Koroja and the upstart of the Fachers family, who flew from Koroja in person to attend the event.
At the same time, the sector chief Ivan Martinelli and the governor of Wing Star, Little Pedes, were also present.
The core figures of the two opposing sides, which are as hostile as fire and water, are all present.
In the eyes of others, this was of course a great honor for the two families and for the engaged couple Gu Hang and Ye Lixia. In order to attend their engagement ceremony, even the life-and-death relationship could be temporarily put aside and stay in the same room.
In fact, they seemed to be forced.
They had not taken them seriously before, but now the neutral forces gathered together by this engagement ceremony could no longer be ignored. They could not afford such a huge force, and if they leaned towards the other side, it would directly break the balance of the confrontation.
The neutral party's demands are also very clear: If you want to fight, you can, we can't control it anyway. However, even if you fight, you must set up a rule, and fight within the rules, and you can't be too outrageous. The chaotic and unbridled political struggle in the Pegasus region over the past two years must be stopped. The situation in Koroja has not improved at all, and has even become worse step by step. It must be reversed.
There is no doubt that the Director General of Taxation, Ms. Neil Laois, who also attended the engagement ceremony of Gu Hang and Ye Licia, as the representative of the star domain government, also stood on the neutral position and made the same demands to both sides of the political struggle.
In this way, no matter how reluctant both parties are, they must sit at the same table and have a good talk about the matter.
This was actually a scheme that Wang Qi and Old Fofana, who were very concerned about the overall situation of the star zone, set up by taking advantage of the engagement of two young people.
As the protagonists of the engagement ceremony, the two of them had no intention of getting involved in the things happening under the table.
It's not that they don't have the ability to participate. The two of them both have a pivotal position in their respective forces. It can even be said that Ye Lixia will be in charge of the next generation of Fofana, and the same is true for Gu's Trading Company. There is no need to wait until the future, the two of them already have a lot of say, especially Gu Hang.
But since there is an experienced person at home, the two of them are too lazy to get involved in those matters where the experienced person’s experience and wisdom are needed.
Instead of engaging in intrigue, it is better to seize the last bit of time to be affectionate and cultivate feelings.
And then, before the "old men" had come up with any result after much coordination, negotiation and compromise, the two of them had to say goodbye.
On the sixth day after the engagement ceremony, Ye Licia received an official transfer order from the Imperial Navy.
There were five cruisers in total, namely Quintet, Opera, Cello, Terminus and Intermezzo, accompanied by fourteen destroyers, thirty frigates, and other small boats smaller than patrol ships.
The force of the Pegasus Fleet has been dispatched, more than half of it has been dispatched, most of the ships have been dispatched, and only two cruisers are left.
The main commander of the expeditionary fleet was Tillemans, the Lieutenant General Commander of the Pegasus Fleet, and his flagship was the "Opera".
Yelicia, with the rank of major general, served as the captain of the "Quinte" and also as the deputy commander of the fleet, assisting Tillemans.
On the Winged Star, people held a grand departure ceremony for the navy.
Most of the sailors on the Pegasus Fleet's many starships come from imperial taxes - or to put it bluntly, from Koroga.
However, most of the naval officers are natives of Feiyi Star and graduated from Feiyi Naval Academy.
Before setting off, these local officers bid farewell to their wives, children, and parents. With colorful ribbons flying all over the sky and exciting music playing repeatedly, under the bright sunshine, the warriors of the empire will head towards the stars and the sea amid the expectations and concerns of their families.
After saying goodbye to her parents and family, Ye Lixia stood in front of Gu Hang again. The two of them hugged and whispered to each other, just like other young officers saying goodbye to their partners.
A moment later, the space elevator beeped and the two separated.
Ye Lixia put her hands behind her back, facing Gu Hang with the sunshine as her background, and stepped back step by step with a smile.
"I'm leaving."
"Return triumphantly."
"good."
The female general put on her military cap, waved with a smile, turned and left, rushing to her battlefield.
…
As Ye Licia left, Gu Hang found that he did miss her a little.
He did not contain the emotion but let it run wild.
This is not a bad thing.
As for Ye Lixia's safety, no one could guarantee it. With several star regions between them, Gu Hang was powerless. All he could do was send a team of people to the Quintet to ensure Ye Lixia's safety.
This team consists of five Phoenixes and one hundred elite special forces from the 10th Brigade wearing exoskeletons.
But in fact, the role they can play is not that big.
In a war on the starry sea, the losing side has almost no chance of survival. Space Marines are not gods, and no matter how strong they are, they cannot save people when their starship is blown up.
The only place where it can be useful is when encountering a boarding battle.
Coincidentally, the green-skinned orcs are one of the forces in the entire starry sky that likes to engage in boarding battles the most.
With these elite troops of a hundred or so, at least in the event of a boarding battle, they should be able to play a significant role in cooperation with the guard force on the Quintet.
…
After Ye Licia left, Gu Hang did not stay on the flying wing for long. The next day, he said goodbye to his mother and returned to the Angry Owl Star.
When passing Korojia halfway, he paused and greeted his soldiers as the legion commander, especially meeting with the Korojia people who had just joined the Angry Bear Legion from the new recruits camp on Korojia.
Although the 320,000-strong army had all its members and numbers, it had not actually been fully established.
Although the formalities have been completed, the tax coins needed to form their organization, totaling more than 14 million, have also been given to the alliance by the Ministry of Military Affairs, which have been converted into orders for all the military supplies needed to arm these 320,000 people.
But at present, these things are still in the order status. After all, weapons and equipment cannot appear out of thin air, they all need to be produced.
The Alliance has done its best to increase production capacity on the Angry Owl Star and the Black Sword Star.
According to the negotiations between the Alliance and the representatives of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Alliance will have to arm these 320,000 people within the next year. An official from the Ministry of Military Affairs will stay here, and the Dragon Eagle 3rd Legion will also send a representative as a friendly force to supervise this matter.
This means that in addition to its own needs, the Alliance will have to produce more than 600 tanks, more than 3,000 armored vehicles and self-propelled artillery, and tens of thousands of other military vehicles within a year. As for other individual equipment and company-level equipment, there is no need to count them.
There is still pressure on production capacity.
It would be a little difficult for the Angry Owl Star to meet such a large production capacity demand. After all, the war on the Black Arrow Star over the past two years has also lost a lot of weapons and equipment, and those tanks and armored vehicles have not been replenished yet. Unless the other forces of the alliance are not supplied at all and the alliance itself does not expand its own army, it will be difficult to meet the demand for the new troops of the Angry Bear Legion within a year.
However, if we add the Black Arrow Star, it will be fine.
On the Black Arrow Star, the Stefano Industrial Center, which was built based on the former capital of the Stefano Kingdom, has put into production a production line of Lion tanks.
As the industrial population there increases and more production lines are laid, productivity will gradually increase, and it should be able to take on some of the pressure of production tasks on the Angry Owl Star.
After inspecting the army, Gu Hang met with Colonel Li Kexi, the commander who had been fighting on Black Arrow Star, to learn about the recent situation and Li Kexi's views on the future.
The situation was actually nothing to say. The intensity of the battle in Koroja had never been too great. Even though the Governor-General, whose name was Fachers, urged them to attack with all their strength every day and solve the problem as soon as possible, the commander here, General Hansen, ignored these voices.
Li Kexi's words showed that he was quite supportive of General Hansen. They had discussed this issue before, and General Hansen assured his subordinates that he would never fight a "political war". Whether or not to fight and how to fight were all purely from a military perspective.
Anyway, he is the commander-in-chief of the Astra Militarum Army, and the planetary governor has no control over him.
Here, we must mention Li Kexi and the views of many imperial officers fighting on the front line about the future.
They are quite pessimistic.
The city of Fino was like a huge black hole, constantly 'sucking' everything around it in. The population continued to decline, but due to some political reasons, the migration speed of the refugee camps that had been established was not fast enough.
As for the politicians' request to let the army advance into the city of Fino and completely retake the entire hive, that is simply impossible.
"With our current strength, I'm afraid we'll have to fill the entire Dragon Eagle Corps of more than 20 million people into it to be able to accomplish this."
“But if we really fill it, what about other cities?”
"Governor... Commander, please understand one thing: Koroja's problem is far greater than imagined. The existing military force can only barely prevent the situation from getting worse. If we want to solve it, we must send another 30 million Astra Militarum troops, and the decision-makers are willing to lose 20 million Astra Militarum troops. Otherwise, we can make that boastful Ivan Facheras fulfill his promise and add 1 billion local troops, which can also solve the problem."
"And it has to be done as soon as possible. 50 million Star Army soldiers, prepared to lose 20 million, or 1 billion homeland defense troops, this is the price to solve the problem now. If we delay any further and the situation worsens, no one knows what the price will be at that time."
(End of this chapter)
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